How much do you know about the human heart?
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What is the average number of times the human heart beats per day?

  • 50,000
  • 75,000
  • 100,000 (correct)
  • 125,000
  • What was Alan Turing's field of study?

  • Biology
  • Mathematics (correct)
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • What were some of the areas that Turing contributed to?

  • Philosophy and economics
  • Biology and medicine
  • Computer science and artificial intelligence (correct)
  • Physics and chemistry
  • Which of the following is NOT true about the heart?

    <p>It is the largest muscle in the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did Turing study mathematics?

    <p>University of Cambridge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of arteries, arterioles, and capillaries?

    <p>To carry blood from the heart to the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the title of Turing's seminal paper?

    <p>&quot;On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem [Decision Problem]&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Turing show about formal systems of arithmetic?

    <p>They have no effective decision method</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the universal Turing machine?

    <p>An abstract computing machine that encapsulates the fundamental logical principles of the digital computer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Turing's claim, now known as the Church-Turing thesis?

    <p>Everything humanly computable can also be computed by the universal Turing machine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day.
    • It pumps 2,000 gallons of blood through the body daily.
    • The heart does more physical work than any other muscle over a lifetime.
    • The heart is located in the middle of the chest, between the lungs.
    • It pumps blood through the cardiovascular system.
    • Blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to every cell and removes waste products.
    • Arteries, arterioles, and capillaries carry blood from the heart to the body.
    • Venules and veins return blood to the heart.
    • The heart is no bigger than a large fist and weighs 8 to 12 ounces.
    • These facts were updated on January 31, 2020.

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    Think you know everything about the human heart? Test your knowledge with our heart anatomy quiz! From the number of times it beats a day to the intricate system it uses to pump blood throughout the body, this quiz covers all the heart facts you need to know. Challenge yourself and see how much you really know about this incredible organ.

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